1768 – Jean-Louis-Marc Alibert, French dermatologist, born in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, France (d. 1837)
1886 – Gottfried Benn, German poet and essayist, born in Mansfelf, Germany (d. 1956)
1926 – Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian politician, born in Port-Daniel–Gascons, Canada (d. 1993)
1947 – James Dyson, British inventor, industrial designer, and entrepreneur (bagless vacuum cleaner; bladeless fan), born in Cromer, Norfolk, England
1955 – Ian Callen, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v India 1978, six wickets), born in Alexandra, Victoria, Australia
1961 – Doctor Robert [Bruce Robert Howard], Scottish singer-songwriter (The Blow Monkeys – “It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way”), born in Haddington, Scotland
1965 – Matthew Barley, British classical, contemporary, and jazz cellist (The Peasant Girl), born in London, England
1977 – Jenna Von Oy, American actress (Blossom – “Seven”), born in Danbury, Connecticut
1979 – Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player, born in Murmansk, Russia (d. 2003)
1980 – Troy Murphy, American basketball player, born in Morristown, New Jersey
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 1st May 2024
1771 – George Guest, English organist and composer, born in Broseley, England (d. 1831)
1880 – Conrad Weiss, German writer and poet (Tantum dic verbo) (d. 1940)
1896 – Mark W. Clark, American general, born in Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York (d. 1984)
1905 – Chris ‘Red’ Cagle, College Football Hall of Fame halfback (All American 1927, 28, 29; Army; NFL: New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers), born in DeRidder, Louisiana (d. 1942)
1937 – Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer (Doppelspiel), born in Skellefteå, Sweden (d. 2018)
1940 – Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2021)
1954 – Taslim Arif, Pakistan cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests; top score 210no v Aust 1980), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan (d. 2008)
1957 – Rick Darling, Australian cricket batsman (14 Tests, top score 91; 18 ODIs), born in Walkerie, Australia
1970 – Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992; Champions Trophy gold 1999), born in Perth, West Australia
1987 – Matt Di Angelo, English Actor (Eastenders), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 30th April 2024
1651 – Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest and saint of the Catholic Church, born in Reims, Champagne, Kingdom of France (d. 1719)
1664 – François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general, born in Hôtel de Conti, Paris (d. 1709)
1770 – David Thompson, English-Canadian explorer and cartographer (mapped more Canadian territory than anybody else), born in Westminster, England (d. 1857)
1901 – Simon Kuznets, American economist (Nobel 1971), born in Pinsk, Russian Empire (d. 1985)
1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director (Crucial Years), born in Kojšov, Czechoslovakia
1945 – Claude van de Berge, Flemish writer (Graph Theory), born in Assenede, Belgium
1948 – Wayne Kramer [Kambes], American guitarist (MC5 – “Kick Out The Jams”), and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2024)
1948 – Perry King, American actor (Andy Warhol’s Bad; Riptide; The Hasty Heart), born in Alliance, Ohio
1959 – Stephen Harper, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada (2006-15), born in Toronto, Ontario
1976 – Victor Glover, American astronaut (Artemis II), born in Pomona, California
Famous Birthdays for 29th April 2024
1783 – David Cox, English painter (Treatise on landscape painting), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1856)
1837 – Georges Boulanger, French general and politician, born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1891)
1899 – (Karl) Yngve Sköld, Swedish organist, pianist, and composer, born in Vallby, Södermanland County, Sweden (d. 1992)
1929 – Walter Kempowski, German writer (German Chronicle), born in Rostock (d. 2007)
1929 – Ray Barretto, American percussionist and Latin jazz bandleader (Charanga Moderna – “El Watusi”), born in New York City (d. 2006)
1941 – Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player (1966-73)
1943 – Ian Kershaw, English historian (wrote seminal biographies of Adolf Hitler), born in Oldham, England
1966 – John Vander Wal, American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
1974 – Julian Knowle, Austrian tennis player, born in Lauterach, Austria
1975 – Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan MLB player, born in Cumaná, Venezuela
Famous Birthdays for 28th April 2024
32 – Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor, born in Ferentium, Italy (d. 69)
1686 – Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor, born in Klášterec nad Ohří, Czech Republic (d. 1721)
1863 – Alfred Zamara Austrian harpist, composer, and teacher, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1940)
1902 – Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (Lillelord), born in Kristiana, Norway (d. 1979)
1926 – Francis Burt, British composer, born in London (d. 2012)
1942 – Dave Davis, American ten-pin bowler (PBA Tournament of Champions 1968, 75; PBA National C’ship 1965, 67), born in Hackensack, New Jersey (d. 2022)
1950 – Robert Greenidge, Trinidadian steelpan drum player (Jimmy Buffett; John Lennon; Grover Washington, Jr.), born in Success Village, Trinidad
1960 – Tom Browning, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1988; MLB All Star 1991; World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds), born in Casper, Wyoming (d. 2022)
1973 – Elisabeth Röhm, American actress, born in Düsseldorf, Germany
1973 – Zhang Enhua, Chinese soccer defender (65 caps; Dalian Wanda FC, Grimsby Town), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
Famous Birthdays for 27th April 2024
1806 – Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Queen of Spain (1829-33), born in Palermo, Italy (d. 1878)
1820 – Herbert Spencer, British philosopher (Social Statics) and sociologist, born in Derby, England (d. 1903)
1861 – William Arms Fisher, American composer, librettist (Going Home), musicologist, and educator, born in San Francisco, California (d. 1948)
1893 – Draža Mihailović, Serbian WWII hero and war criminal, born in Ivanjica, Serbia (d. 1946)
1920 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, born in Novara, Italy (d. 1956)
1958 – David Barnes, New Zealand sailor (470 world champion 1981, 83, 84), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2020)
1963 – Cali Timmins, Canadian actress (Ryan’s Hope), born in Montreal, Quebec
1978 – Adamantia Kontogiorgi, Greek actress (Erotas), born in Paris
1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist (Seven News Brisbane), born in Gold Coast, Australia
1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer, born in Älvsjö, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 26th April 2024
1785 – John James Audubon, American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America), born in Les Cayes, Haiti (d. 1851)
1834 – Horatio Richmond Palmer, American composer and choir director, born in Sherburne, New York (d. 1907)
1910 – Erland von Koch, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
1916 – Morris West, Australian novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman), born in St Kilda, Victoria (d. 1999)
1916 – Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer (Magnum), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1954)
1935 – James Cecil “Humpy” Parker, American disgraced ex-Sheriff convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture, born in San Jacinto County, Texas (d. 1994)
1936 – Edward Cazalet, judge of the High Court of England and Wales, born in Marylebone, London
1947 – Warren Clarke, English actor (Clockwork Orange), born in Oldham, Lancashire, (d. 2014)
1957 – Rosa Briceño, Venezuelan conductor, and educator, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2018)
1961 – Al Lawrence, Jamaican 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Jamaica
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2024
1287 – Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England, born in Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England (d. 1330)
1730 – Fedele Fenaroli, Italian composer, born in Lanciano, Italy (d. 1818)
1881 – Hans Windisch, German New Testament scholar, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1935)
1916 – Luis Herrera de la Fuente, Mexican pianist, conductor (Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, 1954-72), and composer, born in Mexico City (d. 2014)
1921 – Karel Appel, Dutch painter (Vragende Children), born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)
1935 – James Peebles, Canadian American astrophysicist (Ostriker–Peebles criterion), 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1947 – Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach (Ajax/Barcelona), born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (d. 2016)
1957 – Eric Bristow MBE [‘The Crafty Cockney’], English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81, 84-86), born in Hackney, England (d. 2018)
1983 – DeAngelo Williams, American National Football League runningback, born in Wynne, Arkansas
1988 – Anna Stöhr, Austrian rock climber and bouldering competition champion, born in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2024
1624 – Jan Peeters (the Elder), Flemish Baroque painter of stormy seascapes, and draughtsman, born in Antwerp, United Provinces of the Netherlands (d. 1677)
1670 – Christian Ludwig Boxberg, German composer, born in Sondershausen, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1729)
1807 – Charles Ferguson Smith, American Major General (Union Army), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
1929 – Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (Esintiler – Inspirations; The Ears of Midas), and conductor (Turkish State Opera and Ballet Orchestra, 1959-77), born in Istanbul (d. 1977)
1964 – Djimon Hounsou, Beninese actor (Blood Diamond), born in Cotonou, Dahomey
1969 – Melinda Clarke, American actress (Days of Our Lives), born in Dana Point, California
1970 – Damien Fleming, Australian cricket fast bowler (20 Tests, 75 wickets, BB 5/30; hat-trick Test debut 1994; Victoria, Warwickshire CCC, South Australia) and broadcaster (Seven Network, ABC, Channel 10, Fox Sports), born in Perth, Australia
1971 – Phil Rogers, Australian 100m breaststroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1983 – Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
1992 – Sean Rademaker, American actor (Kirkland Harrison-Another World), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Birthdays for 23rd April 2024
1185 – Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), born in Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1223)
1720 – Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi, born in Sialiec, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1797)
1735 – Ildephons Haas, German composer, born in Offenburg, Germany (d. 1791)
1923 – Nathan “Dambuza” Mdledle, South African singer (Manhattan Brothers) and actor, born in Pimville, Union of South Africa (d. 1995)
1932 – Jim Fixx, American jogger and writer (Jim Fixx on Running), born in New York City (d. 1984)
1936 – Joseph Willaert, Flemish painter, born in Diksmuide, Belgium (d. 2014)
1947 – Alan Broadbent, New Zealand jazz pianist (Developing Story), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1952 – Lionel Johnston, American actor (Sons and Daughters), born in Augusta, Georgia
1953 – James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
1977 – Willie Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Port McNeill, British Columbia, Canada